adhocracy is the most difficult of the five configurations to describe because it is both complex and non standardized. indeed, adhocracy contradicts much of what we accept on faith in organizations-consistency in output, contro; by administrators,unity of command,strategy emanating from the top. it is a tremendously fluid structure, in which power is constantly shifting and coordination and control are by mutual adjustment through the informal communication and interaction of competent experts. moreover,adhocracy is the newest of the five configurations, the one researchers have had the least chance to study. yet it is emerging as a key structural configuration, one that deserves a good deal of consideration